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European Association for Biometrics
The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is a non-profit organization based in Naarden, the Netherlands, promoting the development of biometric technologies and their appropriate use in Europe.

History The Association was founded on 17 November 2011 in Darmstadt, on the premises of the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research. It emerged from the Best European Stakeholders Network (BEST Network) project, funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Program for Research and Technological Development (FP7). The statutes of the EAB were modeled after the Competence Center for Applied Security Technology (CAST). 14 institutions from 10 different European countries took part in the founding of the EAB.

Governance The EAB is a membership-based association with over 200 active members, including institutions and companies as well as natural persons. The EAB has national representatives in most European countries. The General Assembly annually appoints the Management Board, which represents the Association externally. An Advisory Council (the EABAC) of senior community members advises the Management Board on strategic issues. The interests of the Association’s members are represented by its Management Board.

Through the establishment of special interest groups, committees and working groups on various topics, members have the opportunity to discuss contemporary topics. The results are summarized in position papers or White papers and made available to the public for further discussion.

Activities The EAB organizes numerous conferences, seminars and workshops. Each year in September, the Association organizes the European Research Projects Conference (EAB-RPC). During this two-day event, projects are presented which are funded by the European Commission’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and in which biometric technologies are involved.

To promote young talent, each year the EAB awards both a research and an industry prize. Outstanding doctoral theses are presented and awarded a prize by a selected jury.